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TAPED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does taped mean?
• TAPED (adjective)
The adjective TAPED has 2 senses:
1. secured or held in place by tape
2. recorded on tape
Familiarity information: TAPED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Secured or held in place by tape
Context example:
carefully taped pieces of glass served as a windowpane
Similar:
fixed (securely placed or fastened or set)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Recorded on tape
Synonyms:
tape-recorded; taped
Similar:
recorded (set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction)
Context examples
The tubing is then taped to the skin to hold it in place.
(Peripheral venous catheter, NCI Dictionary)
The ears are usually cropped and then taped for a couple of months to make them stand up.
(Doberman Pinscher, NCI Thesaurus)
Examples include markers inserted in the prostate gland for visualization of the site affected by cancer, prior to radiation therapy; markers taped to the scalp prior to imaging in frameless stereotactic brain surgery; and femoral and tibial pins used for spatial orientation in total knee replacement.
(Fiducial marker, NCI Thesaurus)
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